WR1 SC2 at IPL5: Bomber v. sLivko Recap

sLivko commits himself to a massive all-in of roaches, zerglings, and banelings, to which Bomber reacts by dropping several bunkers and building up his marauder count. The end seems nigh for Bomber as he is unable to hold his defenses at the natural -- there are simply far too many units streaming in from the Zerg army. It's all or nothing for sLivko as he has a dismal amount of drones back at home.

sLivko continues on and attempts to break into Bomber's main, but the Terran's well-positioned siege tanks target the baneling forces perfectly and he successfully defends his bunker. sLivko is now far behind in supply and his economy is inferior to Bomber's. Though the Russian player drops several well-placed infestors on clumps of marines, he does not affectly trade and sLivko is forced to GG.

Game 2 on Daybreak

Bomber goes for a standard hellion-banshee opening, preparing for strong mech play. sLivko opts for macro play with three hatcheries and a double evolution chamber, which walls off his natural. sLivko scouts the reactor and factory and prepares his bases for the incoming hellion-banshee assault. Bomber's cloak finishes and he takes out thirteen drones at sLivko's main thanks to a poorly placed sporecrawler.

Bomber continues to harass sLivko over the course of the game from all directions, forcing sLivko to spread his army. However, the Zerg is still able to build up his Brood Lords. An engagement in the middle of the map goes into sLivko's favor as Bomber lacks a high viking count. Bomber retreats, however a double-drop into sLivko's main is detrimental to the Zerg as Bomber takes out all of sLivko's tech, including the greater spire, the infestation pit, and the spawning pool.

Bomber pulls ahead with a superior economy and effectively trades here and there. He eventually builds up the perfect army composition and continually nukes sLivko, decimating the Zerg force. sLivko concedes and Bomber goes on to the next round with a clean 2-0 victory.

Match Score: Bomber 2-0 sLivko

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